The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-11
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There is q man living in Bellaire who
may be said to have been literally snatched
from the grave. For two months he sui.
Tered the most intense pains, and at las.
the torture he endured became go violent
and agonizing that he was in danger OF
losing his mind. He could scarcely eat,
and it was only by administering heavy
opiates that he was able to secure sleep,
and then but for short periods. he be.
came greatly emaeiated, and all hope was
given up both by himself and hia dis.
tressed family. But at last relief was
found and to-day the man is enjoying the
best health he has eyer known and ia
rapidly recovering his lost flesh, Wills
the family that only ashort time since yas
Borrowing over what seemed to be the
awful death OF its head, is now hsppyoy
bis restoration to health and themselves.
The mans name Is Carl Eauck; he can be
found at Bellsire, and will not only verify
the facts as outlined above, but those thst
are 10 follow. 80
To the skill Of Wheelinp's eminent
aurist and %oculisty Dr.. s. M. Slocum. Of
No. 50 Sixteenth street, ia ascribable the
wonderful rescue OF Mr.. Lauck from what
WAS sure to result in death. He perform.
cd a very unusual and very delicate oper-
alton at a critical time in a signally suc:
cesstul manner. The operation coasisted
Of trepanning the skull-drilling a hole
through it, in order to get at the seat OF
the trouble. The circumstances that Iead
up to this being done are as folloYg:
Previous to January last MI, Lauck
worked Tor two years in the Bellsire Win.
dow Glass Works. Becoming infatuated
with the stories in circulation about Find
lays gas boom, and being q Young
man-twenty.eight years old-and
anxious to better himself and family M
far as possible, he with others went to
that place and commenced work in a glass
houae there. He had been there hut a
Snort time when he contracted q violent
cold Which reaultcd in an inflammation Of
the night ear, accompanied by copious
discharges. he was treated By two
or three phye!cians, but with no SUCCESS,
rs the trouble continued to GROW
worse and worse and the pains he
suffered were Of the most intense characs
ter. The Inflammation continued mil
tho bony wall Of the external ear had
been destroyed, together with the soft
parts, and the pue, or matter, was thereby
allowed to filter through into the maatnid
celia contained in the lump back Of the
ear that part Of the skull is Of a %cellnlar
nature, There then formed in these
mastold cells an abcess which produced
a sympathetic sction of The softer parts.
resulting in q very Intercollegiate extend.
90 from the top OF the head to the ehon].
der; about tho ear the swelling was awinl.
nearly all semblance of form being lost.
In addition to the pain the man BECAME
almost totally deaf. N10
The Findlay physicians at last either
gave the case up or became frightened.
and advised tho man to get to q hospitel
as soon as possible. It was certain that
something would have to be done, and
that soon, for the man was in an awfni
condition. About this time MI. Lanck
heard Of DR.. slocum, and on Auril o he
visited him tot the first time. He was
then reduced to almost a skeleton, and
as described above, his condition was
truly pitiable. In fact words are
inadequate, to use his own expression. to
describe the suffering and agony that
he endured. DR.. slocum at once went
to work to reduce the inflammation. and
partially succeeded, but at the outeet he
told him that an operation would be
necessary, and about two weeks later Il
was performed. A hole was drilled into
the skull about one and one-half inches
back OF the ear. As coon rs the instrn.
ment passed through the outer. plate into
the cellular substance the matter pushed
out and pressure on the head forced
out the stuff that had worked its way up
between the ecalp and ekull. Antiseptic
aressings were applied after the place had
bsen carefully cleaned, and since then it
has been attended to daily, until now the
hole has nicely cloeed and the man, ia
cured. He haa already regained several
pounds Of his lost flesh, he once more
hears perfectly, enjoys his meals and
undisturbed.
Had he been allowed to 90 without
proper and intelligent treatment the alb.
cess would have eaten its way through the
thin bony partition between tho mastoid
Cells and the brain, md death would have
st once followed. The operation, as can
readily DO imagined, was one requiring
me greatest skill, and naturally Dr. slo.
cum teslB az proud OF 1t as MI. Lauck feels
grateful and relieved. It was a notable
case among the hundreds this leading and
popular physician has had /; it was also
one geldom performed and always at.
ended with uncertainty. In this caue the
'uceess was unqualified. Dr.. sadler, a
oculiat Of Pittsburgh, came
iovn e, to witness and assist in the opera
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